All teams with at least half your hackers being first-time participants, heed this call! Put your passion and perseverance to the test and show us that even wizards new to the game can make the biggest difference.

Ready to help out at the Hackwarts Hospital Wing? This award goes to the team whose project betters quality of life, solves health and well-being troubles, and makes every day more magical for all.

From humans to goblins to werewolves, WiCS and HopperHacks offers community and invites wizards from every different background and skill level. A prize shall go to the team that fosters both inclusivity and innovation through an impactful project that empowers and unites us all.

Save the mandrakes! Sustainability is essential for healing the environment that supports all manner of creatures and plants in our world, and it's all of our responsibility to uphold it.
For this award, present a project that promotes protecting our planet and living greener than Malfoy's house flag.

What do you see in your leftover tea leaves? What do they hold in store for you? The greater your imagination, the more possibilities! Show us that your magic is all about creativity and innovation, and bring forth a project more inventive than even Fred and George can think of!

Yer a wizard, hacker! The laptop is your wand and the sky's the limit. Step (or float?) up and be the greatest wizards Hopper's ever seen, with a project that embodies never-ending magical adventure and discovery to fit this year's HopperHacks theme.

Captivating as a veela and smooth-running as the Hackwarts Express! A trophy shall be awarded to the team with the most fluid user experience and polished user interface.

Talking hats and sentient diaries are just the tip of the iceberg! For this prize, command the artificial mind to your will and demonstrate your arithmancy prowess with data analysis behind the scenes.

The Weasley car is a prime example of technology and magic working in tandem! Project your magic from the screen to the real world and enchant hardware enough for the ministry to be on your heels.

"Do you even meme?" we asked calmly. Madder than Moody and funnier than the Weasley twins' pranks, this prize will be given to the hack that makes any wizard wheeze!

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It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project?
Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice
Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers
Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more
Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?

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Integrate fully autonomous audio experiences into your hack with ElevenLabs and give your project a voice, along with giving your team the chance to win some wireless earbuds!

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The world of development is evolving fast and Solana is leading the charge with a network built to handle all of your infrastructure needs. Forget high fees and slow confirmations, it’s time to build applications that are fast, efficient, and scalable.

Harness Solana's core advantages like blazing fast execution and near-zero transaction costs to make your hackathon ideas become real world projects. With Solana, the possibilities are endless.
Create a game, social app, or consumer product that relies on instant, high-frequency transactions.
Design a sophisticated trading, lending, or decentralized exchange (DEX).
Build a prototype for supply chain, identity, or payments that can handle massive, real-world volume.
Show us how you can innovate with Solana for a chance to win some cool prizes for you and each member of your team!

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Sign up for DigitalOcean today and get $200 worth of free credits that you can use towards building your next great hack. Build with DigitalOcean's robust cloud infrastructure for a chance to win some great prizes for you and each of your teammates!

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Play with industry-leading LLMs on a single account using the Snowflake APIs. Adding AI capabilities into your application can be as simple as a single CURL command to Snowflake’s REST API.

Build customized applications, RAG powered chat bots, or embed AI-powered features into your app in half the time with half the hassle. Get started for free with a special, student 120-day Snowflake trial and check out this repository for an example of the Snowflake REST API in action.